Tune in: Thought-provoking ABC episodes to enrich your classroom

We have come across some wonderfully informative podcast episodes that could spark rich discussions and learning opportunities in the home economics classroom. One recent highlight was an episode on native ingredients Native Ingredients – The Taste of Place.

It explores Australian native foods and the concept of ‘taste of place’, a powerful listen for students and educators alike. 

Here are a few more engaging episodes you might find useful in your teaching:

• Bad enough to eat — Our fatal attraction to the ultra-processed

• Little lunch, big impact — Making a meal of school lunches

• Food fight — How war changed the way we eat

• Food for sport — High performance eating (and will complement HEIA’s upcoming webinar presented by Isobelle Smith, University of Southern Cross and O’Malley Trust scholar on the 22 July 2025 – to register, go to Events - Power in nutrition: Eating for health and performance)

These episodes offer great opportunities to link food education with broader social, historical, and health-related themes. Perfect for classroom listening, discussion prompts, or research activities.